- [countable, singular + singular or plural verb] a large crowd of people, especially one that may become violent or cause trouble
- an angry/unruly mob
- The mob was/were preparing to storm the building.
- an excited mob of fans
- mob rule (= a situation in which a mob has control, rather than people in authority)
Extra Examples- the lawless days of mob rule and anarchy
- An angry mob of demonstrators came charging around the corner.
- He was greeted by a mob of well-wishers eager to shake his hand.
- Let's get out of here before the mob gets out of control.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- angry
- hostile
- unruly
- …
- form
- join
- lead
- …
- attack somebody/something
- chase somebody
- descend on somebody/something
- …
- mentality
- justice
- rule
- …
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- [countable, usually singular] (informal) a group of people who are similar in some way synonym gang
- All the usual mob were there.
- the Mob[singular] (informal) the people involved in organized crime; the Mafia
- [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English) a group of animals synonym flock, herd
- a mob of cattle
Word Originlate 17th cent.: abbreviation of archaic mobile, short for Latin mobile vulgus ‘excitable crowd’.
Idioms
See mob in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarythe heavy mob/brigade
- (British English, informal) a group of strong, often violent people employed to do something such as protect somebody
Check pronunciation:
mob